MRO & Production

PEMCO Conversions, a subsidiary of Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services, has announced a new conversion program. The new program will feature Boeing 737-700 Next Generation aircraft Passenger-to-Full Freighter conversions. Chisholm Enterprises will be the launch customer. Accordingly, PEMCO Conversions will start the modification program in the second quarter of 2019. Also, the company will amend

SR Technics has announced its plans for continued growth at its Malta facility in 2019. Over the course of the year, projects include delivering a new six-bay hangar and transforming local operations into a Center of Excellence for SR Technics base maintenance. In order to support this transformation in the near future, a VP of

Airinmar, an AAR Subsidiary, has signed an agreement with one of the leading low-cost carriers in Europe. This allows Airinmar to improve its warranty management abilities. Airinmar will operate as an extension of the carrier’s warranty division in three ways. First, Airinmar will assist with heavy/line maintenance warranty entitlements. Second, Airinmar will lend their expertise

Trenchard Aviation Group has secured dual accreditations, EASA and GCAA, for its Dubai facility located in the DAFZA Free Zone at Dubai International Airport. The facility is operated by Aero Technics, one of Trenchard Aviation Group’s four complementary businesses, and is one of the UAE’s leading EASA Part 21G Production and EASA Part 145 Maintenance,

JetWorx, a full-service Part 145 certified repair station, successfully servicing the Gulfstream, Cessna, and Bombardier brands, has announced that the FAA has approved the addition of several new capabilities. These include servicing Embraer EMB135 and Gulfstream G450 along with Limited Instrument and Limited Radio ratings. JetWorx successfully completed the extensive review process by the FAA,

A group of significant players in the aviation industry are cooperating to form a new alliance in the field of aircraft modification. As leading companies in the retrofit industry, EAD Aerospace, Envoy Aerospace, Etihad Airways Engineering and  Lufthansa Technik have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form the Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance (IAMA). IAMA

The ETID (Expander Technology Integrated Demonstrator) Nozzle Extension builds on GKN Aerospace’s patented manufacturing method for actively cooled nozzle extensions, i.e. the so-called “Sandwich” laser welded channel wall technology. The sandwich has a reinforcement jacket using additive manufacturing in the form of laser wire deposition. ETID is part of the ESA funded Future Launcher Preparatory